Glas (surname)

Glas is a Lowland Scottish, Dutch or Low German metonymic surname meaning "glass". It is also an Irish and Highland Scottish surname meaning "green". Notable people with the surname include:


 * Arend Glas (born 1968), Dutch bobsledder
 * Erich Glas (1897–1973), German-Israeli artist
 * George Glas (1725–1765), Scottish mariner
 * Gerrit Glas (born 1954), Dutch professor
 * Gotthard Glas, birth name of Uziel Gal (1923–2002), German-born Israeli gun-designer
 * Hanna Glas (born 1992), Swedish footballer
 * Hans Glas (1890–1969), German entrepreneur who built cars with the brand Glas, which was bought by BMW.
 * Imke Glas (born 1994), Dutch artistic gymnast
 * John Glas (1695–1773), Scottish clergyman
 * Jorge Glas (born 1969), Ecuadorian Vice President
 * Jürgen Glas (born 1956), German swimmer
 * Konrad Glas (born 1940), German sailor
 * Rich Glas, American basketball coach
 * Stéphane Glas (born 1973), French rugby player
 * Tyko Gabriel Glas, fictional character in the Swedish novel Doctor Glas (1905)
 * Uschi Glas (born 1944), German film and television actress